Funding competition from Innovate UK
Commercialising Knowledge Assets Fund (CKAF) Winter
- Businesses can apply
- UK-registered applicants
- Funder
- Innovate UK
- Kind
- Funding competition
- Each project
- Up to £250,000
- Closes
- 1 December 2026in 5 weeks
What it funds
UK registered government research organisations can apply for grants from £50,000 up to £250,000 to move viable public sector knowledge assets towards commercial readiness. This funding is provided by the Government Office for Technology Transfer (GOTT).
From the Innovation Funding Service listing.
Who can apply
- Applicants must be registered in the UK.
Key dates
- Closes1 December 2026in 5 weeks
Dates as the Innovation Funding Service listing gives them. Relative dates count from 26 October 2026.
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